No Pain, Yet Gain: Vicarious Organizational Learning from Crises in an Inter-Organizational Field

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 245-266

  Nathan, Maria L ^a   Kovoor Misra, Sarah ^b  

^a LYNCHBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84990374922     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00286302038002006     Document Type: Article

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